A peek into the world of young John Lennon made me think I was in for heavy-handed junk. Instead, I got a pretty neat little film. Imagine.
This tepid entry in the "evil child" horror subgenre goes for cheap auditory jolts and easy gross-outs rather than exploring the more promising aspects of its premise.
Told with the same overblown drama and self-importance of your friend’s incessant status updates, "The Social Network" is nevertheless absorbing and sharply told, as if your over-sharing Facebook friend was, say, David Mamet.
This American remake of 2008’s small Swedish gem is a valiant effort but rarely evokes the eerie essence of the original.
Director Zack Snyder takes a turn at a film for a younger crowd and the results are impressive.
Hallucinogenic interpretaion of a drug dealer’s death in Tokyo is mind-numbingly tedious. Most annoying film of the year, hands-down.
Gordon Gekko is back – and so is Oliver Stone. Both are in top form in this expertly-crafted sequel which is every bit as slick, clever and, yes, relevant as you’d want it to be.
Doc chronicles the migratory life of millions of Chinese workers, all trying to make it home for New Years, only to head back to work a few days later.
Well-crafted thriller (sadly marketed as a horror movie) takes a potentially absurd premise (and terrible title) and builds suspense and sentiment with surprisingly satisfying results.
As an exploration of complicated relationships, "The Town" is a pretty good heist move.
